Sony To Release PSP Handheld Console In 2004

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday May 13, 2003 @11:23AM from the very-big-deal dept.

JayBonci writes "According to News.com, in a news conference before this year's E3, Sony announced its plans to release a new gaming handheld called PSP, slated for release late next year. Presumably, this would be to compete against Nintendo's Gameboy Advance, a clear winner in the handhelds department for years now. The games come on a new media format, half the size of a CD or DVD, holding 1.8 gigs. Other Gameboy competitors such as the Neo-Geo Pocket Color have suffered from small game libraries and the inability to get over the GBC/GBA's entrenched marketshare. Despite all of this, Sony isn't SNK, and obviously has a lot of muscle to push its way to where it wants to be. It will be an interesting fight."

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better article by Professor_Quail · 2003-05-13 11:30 · Score: 5, Informative

here's a better article; it goes into a bit more detail than the posted one.
UMD Pics by XBoyAdv · 2003-05-13 14:50 · Score: 5, Informative

If you guys care, here is a webpage that shows pictures of the PSP's Universal Media Disc that alleges to hold 1.8 GB.